Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/10/2022

Game Time: 11:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 10, 2022

Venue:  Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Mississippi State -10.5, Arizona +10.5; Over/Under:  60.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Mississippi State -10.5, Arizona +10.5; Over/Under:  60.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Mississippi State -10.5, Arizona +10.5; Over/Under:  61 points

 

Mississippi State Bulldogs:  1-0 (4th place, SEC West)

Arizona Wildcats:  1-0 (2nd place, PAC-12 South)

 

Do not miss out on our expert handicapper analysis! Will Rogers has made +$18,710 L14 MONTHS! Make sure you check out his picks and many more from the expert handicappers featured in the Shop Picks section.

 

Mississippi State Bulldogs:  won their last game at home against the Memphis Tigers 49-23.

Arizona Wildcats:  won their last game on the road against the San Diego State Aztecs 38-20.

 

Mississippi State is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. They won against the Memphis Tigers in their last game at home 49-23. Will Rogers started that game at QB and he completed 38/49 passes for 450 yards, 5 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Dillon Johnson led the team in rushing with 67 yards on 14 rushing attempts. Rara Thomas led the team in receiving with 81 yards and 1 TD on 5 receptions. Jett Johnson led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles. Nathan Pickering led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Arizona is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st home game of the season here. They won against the San Diego State Aztecs in their last game on the road 38-20. Jayden de Laura started that game at QB and he completed 22/35 passes for 299 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception. D.J. Williams led the team in rushing with 88 yards and 1 TD on 14 rushing attempts. Jacob Cowing led the team in receiving with 152 yards and 3 TDs on 8 receptions. Jerry Roberts led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles. Jalen Harris led the defense in sacks with 1 while Jaxen Turner came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds has Arizona listed as a 10.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Arizona was a terrible team last year with a 1-11 record but they have already matched their win total from last season after the first game of the year, and they looked really good in that game. They were in control of their game against SDSU the entire time and they racked up 38 points on a very good defense that has averaged less than 20 points per game over the last 3 seasons. They have a QB that can throw the ball very well and their running game was even very good. They do not have a lot of players from last season but they have made so many improvements to their team by doing that, and they all looked caught up and ready to go in that last game. Mississippi State also looked very good in their last game but they beat up on a bad Memphis team that was falling apart last season, and they played them at home in that game too. Now Mississippi State is getting their first road test here and Arizona might just be a team they overlook considering how bad they have been for years. Arizona is going to be a sneaky team this year as they are much improved in this 2nd year under Jedd Fisch, expect them to come to play against an SEC team here at home. The best way to place a bet here is on Arizona to cover the spread in this game.

 

Mississippi State Arizona Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 10, 2022 (11:00 pm ET start time) is Mississippi State 31 Arizona 24.

Don't miss our champion handicappers free picks and expert football picks today.  And if you enjoyed this Mississippi State Bulldogs Arizona Wildcats prediction, be sure to drop by every day for our weekly NCAAF predictions and previews.

 

 

Mississippi State Bulldogs: 7-3 ATS in road games. 23-12 UNDER as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points. 25-16 UNDER as a road favorite.

Arizona Wildcats: 49-85 ATS off 1 or more straight overs. 53-90 ATS after 1 or more consecutive wins against the spread. 5-1 UNDER after playing their last game on the road.

 

 

Mississippi State Bulldogs:  None.

Arizona Wildcats:  T. Stukes (CB) Ques Sat - Lower Body. W. Plummer (QB) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

 

 

"The biggest thing [you do to prepare] is you try to have a game in the middle of a lightning storm and hope that you have a two-hour delay…when [the following week] you go precisely a two-hour time zone difference and play Arizona." - Mike Leach on prepping his team for this game against Arizona.

 

 

“We’re just trying to get this better today than we were yesterday. We want to do everything we can to make our last game our worst game and continue to try to build this program to where we can sustain playing a competitive football game week in and week out. That’s our goal, and whether that be in the red zone or with takeaways or with penalties, whether that be with points. We know that the ultimate goal is to score more than the other team, but we have a lot of work ahead of us to prepare.” - Jedd Fisch on his team coming into this game against Mississippi State.

 

 

 

WR Thomas, Rara

WR Ducking, Caleb

WR Harvey, Rufus

WR Williams, Austin 

QB Rogers, Will 

RB Marks, Jo'quavious 

 

WR McMillan, Tetairoa

WR Singer, Dorian  

WR Cowing, Jacob 

TE Lines, Alex

QB de Laura, Jayden 

RB Wiley, Michael 

 

 

Passing: W. Rogers (450)

Rushing: D. Johnson (67)

Receiving: R. Thomas (81)

Touchdowns: J. Marks (2)

 

Passing: J. de Laura (299)

Rushing: D. Williams (88)

Receiving: J. Cowing (152)

Touchdowns: J. Cowing (3)

 

Coaches:

Mississippi State Bulldogs: Mike Leach (3rd season)

Arizona Wildcats: Jedd Fisch (2nd season)